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Srinagar:
National Conference (NC) vice-president Omar Abdullah on Wednesday questioned the rationale behind holding District Development Council (DDC) polls in Jammu and Kashmir as he claimed candidates had been being stopped from campaigning on safety grounds.
He alleged non-BJP candidates in fray for the elections had been stopped from campaigning, whereas the administration was going out of its means to assist the BJP.
“What sort of elections are being held in J&K where candidates are being stopped from campaigning? Is this the safe, terror free J&K the Home Minister was tweeting about yesterday,” Mr Abdullah mentioned in a tweet.
He claimed candidates from events opposing the BJP had been being locked up.
“The J&K administration is going out of its way to help the BJP & it’s recently created king’s party by locking up candidates opposed to the BJP, using security as an excuse. If the security situation isn’t conducive to campaigning what was the need to announce elections,” he requested in one other tweet.
PDP president Mehbooba Mufti additionally mentioned non-BJP candidates weren’t allowed to marketing campaign freely.
“Non BJP candidates for DDC polls aren’t allowed to campaign freely & are being locked up on the pretence of security.But BJP & its proxies are given full bandobast to move around. Is this the democracy that GOI claimed its promoting in yesterday’s phone convo with US Pres elect,” Ms Mufti wrote on Twitter.
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